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Union City Cop Discovers Fire in His Own Patrol Car!
October 30, 2026 | NEW JERSEY
Ron Jeffers, Correspondent

Photo by Ron Jeffers
This article is a direct street report from our correspondent and has not been edited by the 1st Responder newsroom.
On October 30th, while on patrol along 42nd Street in Union City, a police officer spotted a fire in his rearview mirror, in his own car! He immediately notified his dispatcher, and the North Hudson Fire Department dispatched an engine, a tower ladder, and a battalion chief to the scene. The officer knocked down the fire using a dry chemical extinguisher from his patrol car. Firefighters were so impressed that they jokingly told the officer to take the next fire department exam!